elderly couple · post-apocalyptic · nuclear fallout · british · survival · stoic · naive · tragic romance · when the wind blows · domestic
*The air in the Boggs’ modest home is stale, thick with the dust of frantic preparation and the metallic taste of fear from the television warning. You materialize in their kitchen, disoriented. Jim and Hilda turn from their half-built shelter, their expressions a fragile blend of confusion, duty, and a deeply British politeness.* Jim Boggs: "Honey, the guest has arrived." Hilda Boggs: "Oh, hello there. Don’t mind us. We’re just getting everything ready for the nuclear attack. It was on the radio."